Expert Conversations
Not just staying ahead of the curve, leading it
By Emma Peterson. Learn about what’s driving the rise of mergers and acquisitions in the modern roofing industry. Recently, the roofing industry has experienced a variety of game-changing mergers and acquisitions (M&A). A rise in consolidation to this scale hasn’t been seen since the 1990s and can seem unsettling ...
Red Dog’s Roofing is the July R-Club roofer of the month!
By Jesse Sanchez. Honoring family roots, scaling smart and bringing hands-on leadership to a growing roofing empire. When Patrick Cochran founded Red Dog’s Roofing in 2012, the name wasn’t just catchy, it was personal. “The name is very symbolic,” Patrick said in this Roofer of the Month podcast. “I named ...
How the latest roofing tech is redefining service models
By Jesse Sanchez. A closer look at the new ways to think about roof inspections and the unexpected value they generate. What if every call from a building owner about a leak could lead to a full roof replacement? That’s not a sales gimmick; it’s a practical outcome of what ...
The hidden costs of chaos in roofing
By Dani Sheehan. Outdated processes could be draining your roofing business and leading you to burnout. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Megan Ellsworth sits down with Danielle Basch from Leap to talk about a harsh reality many contractors live with every day: running their business through a patchwork ...
Build more with MRA
By Jesse Sanchez. Building more than awareness, this organization is shaping the future workforce with one guide and training session at a time. In this episode of the MetalCast™ podcast, host Karen Edwards wraps up a wide-ranging conversation with Renee Ramey, executive director of the Metal Roofing Alliance (MRA), by ...
Building a symbiotic relationship between contractors and manufacturers
By Emma Peterson. Learn how product trainings can not only benefit contractors in the field, but also the manufacturer behind the product. In a new CoatingsCast® episode, Megan Ellsworth is joined by Jeff Romero from Progressive Materials (PM). Jeff is the technical and education coordinator for PM and he ...
Building smarter, faster
By Jesse Sanchez. From blueprint to business growth, pre-engineered buildings are helping contractors do more with less. In this episode of MetalCast™, host Karen Edwards digs into the nuts and bolts of pre-engineered metal buildings (PEMBs) with Jennifer Davis, president of Central States and Ahmed Abdelaal, vice president of engineering ...
Empoderando a contratistas latinos a través de la capacitación
Por Jessica Bravo. ¿Qué recursos utiliza para seguir creciendo y aprendiendo en esta industria? En este episodio de La Voz de los Ruferos, Jessica Bravo conversa con Amparo Sancen, fundadora de Latinos En Roofing, para explorar los programas de capacitación disponibles para los profesionales latinos del techado. Entre ellos ...
Speed, service and a surprising comparison
By Jesse Sanchez. How Tracey Donels is reshaping roofing service departments one fast, high-quality repair at a time. In this Roofing Road Trips® episode, industry consultant Tracey Donels of Service First Solutions draws a sharp and compelling comparison between a fast-food giant and the roofing service world, and it’s not ...
Helping contractors lead, not just grind
By Jesse Sanchez. The leadership fix that contractors didn’t know they needed. Contractors have more opportunity now than ever to grow thriving businesses, if only they step out of the day-to-day chaos and start leading with purpose. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Melissa Chapman, co-founder of The GLO ...
